Health & Risk Solutions: Insight & Innovation Intern

Job Description

You are as unique as your background, experience, and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered, and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families, and communities around the world.

What’s it like to work at Sun Life?

You’ll find it dynamic and highly professional; collaborative and supportive. We encourage career mobility. Sun Life is also a socially responsible employer, supporting the communities in which we live and work, with a globally recognized commitment to the environment and sustainability.

The Role 

The Sun Life U.S. Health and Risk Solutions Go-to-Market Strategy team is looking for a proactive, collaborative, and dynamic team player to help us to grow our presence and brand in the market. As a member of our team, you will gain diversified experience in an innovative field. Over the course of 10 weeks, you will gain critical thinking skills, business knowledge of the health insurance and risk management industries, and a broad knowledge of Sun Life's products, clients, and business strategy.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Working cross-functionally with other teams to gain a deep understanding of our business and clients

Collaborating with our Insights and Innovation team to support research and feedback-gathering initiatives

Assisting in ideation sessions and with identification of opportunity areas

Creating surveys and interview scripts

Synthesizing and analyzing feedback from internal and external clients

Creating and sharing insights summaries

Other duties as assigned

Core skill sets needed for this role:

Quantitative and qualitative analytical skills

Problem-solving and conceptual thinking skills

Working knowledge of MS office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook and Adobe products

Intermediate Excel ability including Pivot tables and v-lookup

Demonstrated collaboration and negotiation skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work independently and eager to take on responsibility

Strong organizational and time management skills

Strong work ethic and professionalism

The Candidate

To be eligible for an internship at Sun Life, you must meet the following requirements:

Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university during the time of internship (June 2025 – August 2025)

Must be an undergraduate or graduate student in Communications, Marketing, Psychology, Public Relations, Business Administration, or related field of study

Eligible to legally work in the United States

Ability to work full-time (40 hours/week) during Intern session

Compensation for this role will be around $20/hour.